Dave McGinnis, a former NFL coach, Titans color commentator, and beloved voice of the Tennessee Titans, has died at 74, leaving behind a legacy built as much on mentorship as football.<\/p>\n
Known to many simply as \u201cCoach Mac,\u201d McGinnis spent decades shaping players, colleagues, and listeners with a steady presence and an unmistakable passion for the game. Even after his time on the sidelines ended, he remained close to football as a radio analyst, offering insight while continuing to uplift those around him.<\/p>\n
McGinnis died Monday following an illness that first led to his hospitalization in early March.<\/p>\n
Those who knew him describe a man who never really stopped coaching. Whether breaking down a play or sharing a story, McGinnis was known for his generosity, with his time, his guidance and his encouragement.<\/p>\n
His impact extended beyond the field and broadcast booth, touching the Titans organization and the broader football community in a way that will be felt long after his passing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dave McGinnis, a former NFL coach, Titans color commentator, and beloved voice of the Tennessee Titans, has died…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":865804,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2061],"tags":[7,6,526,394,2411,527],"class_list":{"0":"post-865803","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tennessee-titans","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-nfl","10":"tag-tennessee","11":"tag-tennessee-titans","12":"tag-tennesseetitans","13":"tag-titans"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116399910706834073","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/865803","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=865803"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/865803\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/865804"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=865803"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=865803"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=865803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}